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善有善报 — “Good deeds are rewarded with good”

善有善报 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Good deeds are rewarded with good”. Virtue has its recompense. Literally, “Good has good reward”.

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善有善报 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 善shàn
  • 有yǒu
  • 善shàn
  • 报bào

善有善报 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
善
shàn12good kind skillful
有
yǒu6to have or to exist
善
shàn12good kind skillful
报
bào7report, repay, or avenge

Example Sentence with 善有善报

他一生乐于助人,最后老有所依,真是善有善报啊!
He was always happy to help others throughout his life, and in the end, he had support in his old age; truly, good deeds are rewarded with good!

Idioms Related to 善有善报

Antonyms of 善有善报

  • è恶yǒu有è恶bào报Evil deeds will eventually suffer retribution

More idioms starting with 善

  • shàn善yǔ与rén人jiāo交good at making friends
  • shàn善wéi为shuō说cí辞skilled at persuasive speaking
  • shàn善dāo刀ér而cáng藏know when to stop and withdraw
  • shàn善shàn善cóng从cháng长learn from others' strengths
  • shàn善shàn善wù恶è恶Praise good, condemn evil
  • shàn善shǐ始lìng令zhōng终Begin well, end well
  • shàn善shǐ始shàn善zhōng终do well from start to finish
  • shàn善wén文néng能wǔ武adept in both intellectual and practical skills
  • shàn善yǒu有shàn善bào报,,è恶yǒu有è恶bào报Good rewarded, evil punished
  • shàn善qì气yíng迎rén人greet people with a kind attitude
  • shàn善yóu游zhě者nì溺Overconfidence often leads to failure
  • shàn善nán男xìn信nǚ女Pious Buddhist devotees

Questions about 善有善报

What does 善有善报 mean?
善有善报 (shàn yǒu shàn bào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Good deeds are rewarded with good”.
How do you pronounce 善有善报?
善有善报 is pronounced shàn yǒu shàn bào in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 善有善报 literally mean?
Literally, 善有善报 means “Good has good reward”. It is used to mean “Good deeds are rewarded with good”.
What is the Chinese definition of 善有善报?
善:好的。报:报应。做好事必有好的报答。常与“恶有恶报”连用。
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